38Investigations

### 38 Investigations > > (1)  [*\[Section 38 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 34, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS34@Hpa@EN) The Director or an authorised person may carry out any investigation necessary to – > > > > > > (a) consider an application for a licence; or > > > > > > > (b) ascertain whether or not an offence under this Act has been, or is being, committed. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 38 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 34, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS34@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 32, Applied:01 Jan 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-01-01/act-2005-058#GS32@Hpa@EN) In carrying out an investigation, the Director or an authorised person or police officer may – > > > > > > (a) enter at any reasonable time any place where he or she reasonably believes – > > > > > > > > > > (i) an activity for which a licence is required has been or is being undertaken; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) a register maintained under [section 35B](#GS35B@EN) or [35C](#GS35C@EN) is being kept; and > > > > > > > (b) require any person to provide any relevant information, including financial and other confidential information, within the period, and in the manner, specified in the requirement; and > > > > > > > (c) in any place entered under [paragraph (a)](#GS38@Gs2@Hpa@EN) , gain access to, and take copies of, any relevant documents, including a register maintained under [section 35B](#GS35B@EN) or [35C](#GS35C@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (d) seize any relevant document. > > > (3)  A requirement made of a company is to be made to – > > > > > > (a) any officer of that company; or > > > > > > > (b) a person apparently having the management of the business carried on by that company. > > > (4)  A person must comply with a requirement. > > > > Penalty:  In the case of – > > > > > > (a) a body corporate, 500 penalty units; and > > > > > > > (b) a natural person, 100 penalty units. > > > (5)  [*\[Section 38 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 32, Applied:01 Jan 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-01-01/act-2005-058#GS32@Hpb@EN) If a document is seized – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (5) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 34, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS34@Hpc@EN) the Director has possession of it; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (5) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 34, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS34@Hpd@EN) the Director may retain possession of it for so long as is necessary for the purposes of this Act; and > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (5) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 34, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS34@Hpg@EN) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (5) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 34, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS34@Hpf@EN) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (5) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 34, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS34@Hpe@EN) on the request of a person who would be entitled to possession of the document if it were not in the possession of the Director, the Director must provide that person with access to peruse the document or with a copy of the document certified by the Director as a true copy. > > > (6)  [*\[Section 38 Subsection (6) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 34, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS34@Hph@EN) [*\[Section 38 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 32, Applied:01 Jan 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-01-01/act-2005-058#GS32@Hpb@EN) A copy of a document seized under this section that is certified by the Director as a true copy of the document is to be received in all courts and elsewhere as if it were the original document.